There will be a used book sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia. Books for children and adults will be available, as well as CDs, DVDs, videos and audiobook selections. Paperbacks will be 25 cents each or five for $1, trade paperbacks are 50 cents, hardcovers are $1, and other media will vary for $1 or less.

OAK PARK

Fundraiser for Gesu School

From noon-5 p.m. Sunday, the Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield Road, will host a holiday fundraiser for the Gesu Catholic School library in Detroit. Twenty percent of book purchases will go directly to help put new books in the school library that serves 180 children from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Local authors Wong Herbert Yee, Jean Alicia Elster and photographers John Osler and Jenny Risher have all agreed to visit to sign and personalize their books.

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings will be joined by area high school choirs for Holiday Brass, their annual concert of seasonal favorites.

At 3 p.m. Sunday, the Stoney Creek High School Choir from Rochester Community Schools will join DCWS at First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak, 529 Hendrie Blvd. Macomb’s Dakota High School Choir will appear with DCWS at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms.

Both concerts will begin with a sing-a-long led by the choirs 45 minutes prior to the start of the performance.

Discounted advance tickets are $35, $30 for seniors ages 60-up, and $15 for students under age 25. Tickets can be purchased online at detroitchamberwinds.org or by calling 248-559-2095. Admission will also be available at the door for an additional $5 per ticket.

ROYAL OAK

Raising awareness with a good laugh

Comedy for KAT, an event to raise awareness and support for Kids All Together, will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy St.

Kids All Together is an award-winning inclusion program that offers children and teens with special needs the opportunity to participate fully in children’s and teens programming at the Jewish Community Center’s Oak Park and West Bloomfield campuses.

The evening will feature comedians Joe DeVito and Dwayne Gill.

Tickets are $25 (21 and over) and include two drink tickets. Group reservations of six or more are accepted. Make reservations by contacting Paul Barker at 248-432-5538 or via email at pbarker@jccdet.org. To purchase tickets or make a donation, go to jccdet.wufoo.com/forms/comedy-for-kat.

For more information about the Jewish Community Center’s Special Needs programs, contact Director Nichole Shotwell at 248-432-5460 or via email at ornshotwell@jccdet.org.

TROY

Flagstar matches Red Kettle donations

To celebrate the grand reopening of Flagstar Bank’s branch in the newly remodeled Walmart store at 2001 W. Maple Road on Saturday, Flagstar will match the Red Kettle contributions received by the store throughout the day.

Flagstar also will provide volunteers for the Walmart Fill-the-Truck event scheduled for the store on Saturday. Shoppers are invited to fill the truck with gifts for local children in need served by the Salvation Army at Christmas.

The branch will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring hot chocolate, sweet treats, and give-away items.

‘Holiday Brass’ concert

The Motor City Brass Band will perform a free “Holiday Brass” concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Woodside Bible Church, 6600 Rochester Road.

Thirty amateur musicians make up the band, which is led by music director and conductor Craig Strain.

In addition to Christmas and holiday music, choirs from Woodside will join the Motor City Brass Band in three Christmas favorites, “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Joy To The World,” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?”

No registration or ticketing is required for the open seating event.

Cantata Academy Chorale performs

The Cantata Academy Chorale has two upcoming holiday concerts planned.

For more information and tickets, contact the Warren Symphony Orchestra at 586-286-2222 or warrensymphony.com.

Now in its 53rd season, the Chorale is an auditioned adult chorus of approximately 40 singers. For more information about Cantata Academy Chorale, call 313-242-7282, click cantataacademy.org, or email cantata@cantataacademy.org.